German domestic cement deliveries rose marginally in October 2017 – the latest month for which data is available. According to the German Cement Association (VDZ), cement deliveries rose 0.1% on the previous year to 2.4 million t.
After strong growth in July and August, deliveries slowed in September (down 0.7%) and October. Over the first ten months of 2017, however, cement deliveries totalled 22.6 million t, a 4.8% increase on the previous year.
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The company has suggested that the recovery in construction must not be taken for granted as ONS data shows that construction output has flatlined since September, whilst new contract awards have been weak for most of the past year.
